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The Morning Bee MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publish#!-. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Th# Associated Press, of which Th® Be® la a member, la exclusively entitled to the use for republloatlon of all news dispatcher credited to it or nut otharwiee credited in this paper, end also the local news published herein. All rights of republications of our apeclal dispatches are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES rrivit# Branch Exchange. Ask for th# Department lantic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: lOOO Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office— 17th and Farnam Co. Bluff# - - • 15 Scott St. So. Side. N. W. Cor. 24th and N N#w York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington • 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Steger Bldg. B-..— ’Tf——.. .■ r1--' ■ ■ ■ — “SPLENDID ISOLATION.” Mr. Bryan once said with considerable emphasis that “no question is settled until it is settled right.” Events appear to have disposed of the one he was discussing at the time, but others have arisen to take its place in American politics. One of these grows out of the late war, and concerns our relations with European nations. Critics of the policy of the ad ministration find it comforting to dwell on the as sertion that we have deserted Europe in the hour of its direst need. Other, and more insidious propa gandists are steadily endeavoring to build up senti ment in favor of cancellation of the enormous debt owed our government by European nations. All of these refer continually to our "isolation.” Have we abandoned Europe, turning our backs coldly on the needy and destitute nations over there? Reference has already been made to the great work done in Russia by the American Relief, under direc tion of Colonel Haskell. It might not be amiss to note that this work was organized and carried on, practically to a successful issue, while the League of Nations, at the instance of Dr. Fritjof Nansen, was still investigating. That was but one item in the reckoning. The Near East relief work is another; ihe relief of Poland, of Austria, and other countries where food, clothing, and all sorts of supplies have been furnished by the United States government or its citizens, all combine to make a most imposing total in actual cash, with no relation whatever to personal service. Since the armistice was signed American dollars to the total of 11,000,000,000 have gone to Europe. This post-war expenditure is represented under the following heads: Government, credits since armistice. 12.600,000,000 . Interest remitted since armistice. 1,000,000.000 Spent by government and private agen cies in relief work. 2,250,000.000 Private loans to Europe. 1,000,000.000 Spent by American travelers in Europe 1,260,000,000 Total.$11,000,000,000 America's per capita contribution to Europe every year since the armistice was signed has been nearly three times what the per capita cost of her own government was in 1916, or in any previous year except 1865. We have provided food, clothing, medical attendance, farm implements, seed, cash for working capital, and all imaginable forms of ma terial assistance to nearly every country in Europe. Public and private funds have been lavishly poured out in the effort to sustain and encourage the people over there. If there is anything in this record to indicate that America has abandoned Europe, it does not appear on the surface. If the wonderful work done by the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Knights of Columbus, ihe various church organizations, and the innumer able and uncounted gifts of private individuals have earned us, as some of the propagandists would like to have people think, only the hatred of Europeans, how could we reach their hearts? And if our course has been aloof and indifferent, (hen our isolation is splendid. Ten million Russians, aved from starvation and death from epidemic dis ease; the rescue work done at Smyrna and in Syria, Armenia and other stricken regions; the flour, milk and other provisions and supplies sent to Central European countries, all testify to the continued and practical concern of America for the people of the war ravaged nations, and no amount of political prattle or sentimental twaddle can in any way dimin ish this record. WHY AMERICA IS SAFE. Government surveyors report now that eight out of each 10 farmers in the United States are their own boss, while the same proportion of mechanics work for somebody else. The argument, of course, is for the advantage of independence the farmer has, and this ought to have great weight in any con sideration given the problem. Out of 10,682,944 individuals engaged at farm work in the United States, 8,240,400 are classified as employers and independent workers. This means that they either own all or part of the plant and machinery employed in producing their output. Not all are land owners, but those who rent own a suffi cient proportion of the machinery to give them the sense of proprietorship. It is this quality that gives them independence in action. As long as this continues, and we hope that means forever, the men who produce the crops and bring forth the food in America will not be reduced to the status of peasants. * It was the aspiration of the peasant to become a land owner that gave the Rus sian revolution its terrible impetus. ‘‘Give us the land!” was the peasants’ cry, and it swept away the czar and all he stood for. Lvoff temporised, and he went down. Kerensky said, “By and by," and he went down. Lenin said, “Now!" and he won. When he later undertook the nationalization of the farms, as he had nationalized the factories, his scheme of communism was as totally and effectually wrecked as had been the despotism it succeeded. The farmer who owns his lands or his tools is independent, because he works for himself, employ ing his own capital as well as his own labor. While this condition prevails in America, the republic is in very slight danger of revolution, for citizens so substantial as these are not given to revolt. They may combine to effect changes, but they do not strike at the foundations of liberty. Poli Negri, who changes her mind so easily and frequently, may live to learn that the great Ameri can public doesn’t care a darn who she marries, or if she marries at all. "Everybody on the job, but everybody loaf,” is the latest I. W. W. order. Trouble is, too many peo ple have been practicing that ever since we got out of the war. Greece proposes to refer the Iuiusanne treaty to the people. Wo will soon know whether the Greeks are ready to stop warring. Wonder what Mr. Julian Raker thought the pro hibition law is for? Dollar wheat wouldn't be so bad if gas went back |u 16 cents. SHAKE HANDS WITH MEXICO. Several years of broken relation* with Mexico are about to end in the restoration of friendly gov ernmental intercourge between the two countries. Commissions named to examine and adjust all points of difference have concluded their negotiations, and the report is now before President Obregon of Mexico. A similar report will soffn be in the hands of the State department at Washington, and formal ratification of the treaty will follow \vithout delay. Generally, i\ll that our government asked has been conceded by the Mexican commissioners. The last knotty point, and on which the longest delay was encountered, was that dealing with expropria tions of land by the Mexican federal government. It was finally agreed that no American holdings would be seized without compensation, and that stockhold ers in corporations authorized by the Mexican laws would be protected in their rights. One of the earli est agreements reached was for the examination of claims for damage to American citizens through loss of life and property, incident to the long-continued disorder attendant upon the various revolutions that disturbed Mexico for so long a time. Mexicans are assured that the United States has no desire to in any way interfere vvith their right to adopt ,their own form of government, to establish their own constitution, and enact and enforce their own laws. All that was insisted upon was that the Mexican government deal with our citizens after the customs of civilized nations. This has been agreed to. Restoration of friendly relations between the two countries will be largely a matter of form, because communication has not been altogether broken off. Commerce has been carried on steadily, although it may be increased with the renewal of diplomatic rep resentation by the governments. The big thing is that agreement resting on justice has been reached. WHEN ART NEEDS THE MONEY. One of the side issues of r great war is its effect on art. Naturally enough, one result is a stimula tion of the production of memorials, and these give employment to many artists. Another, and less con sidered phase of the war is its influence on the ar tists in countries that are impoverished by the losses incurred in war. A good illustration of this is af forded by part of the cargo of the Albert Ballin, the new Hamburg-American boat that reached New York last week from Hamburg. On board the boat is a great fair, at which are exhibited more than 6,000 articles, ornaments, jew els, toys and the like, produced by Austrian artists, who, finding no sale for the major have turned to the minor arts for a livelihood. The fair is frankly propaganda, an advertisement for the artists. None of the wares are for sale, and all will return to Hamburg when the Albert Ballin sails on her return voyage. What has been accomplished is to awaken interest jn the venture, and to determine if a market can be created here for the wares offered. Principally the articles were the product of Aus trian artists, the venture being backed by a Vienna organization that is thus seeking to provide a means to live to its members. One hundred and fifty men and womeh contributed to the collection, and these ought to be encouraged by the reception their goods received from visitors. Stranded in the backwash of the war, with industry almost annihilated, Vienna has had a sore and continuing struggle with poverty and destitution, and none have felt this more than those who previously had. liVed by creative arts. Their present bid for attention is the more deserv ing because they are sincerely trying to bring forth something that will sell and help them win back some of the ground they have lost. CENSORING THE TOMBSTONE. How far may a man go in the expression of his opinion? In this land, where we have free speech, free schools and the like, the impression is abroad that one may say about what comes into his mind. Yet there is a limitation to this right, and it affects not only those who got into trouble through talking too much while the war was on, but others who are inclined to indulge too liberally in unrestricted criticism. An illustration of this is provided in the case of a Tennessee man, who has just altered an inscription on the tombstone at his son's grave. The boy was executed in Georgia, for the killing of a deputy sheriff. The father took the body home for burial, and set up a headstone, on which was carved the statement that the boy had been “unjustly executed.” To this the authorities took exception, and pro ceeded to institute a libel suit. The father has just withdrawn the offending words. The lesson in this is that utterance should be guarded, however unruly the thought may run. Gov ernment in America is the expression of the people’s will, and those in authority, charged with adminis tering the law, are the servants of the people, chosen by the people. Any reflection on them is in a sense a reflection on the people. Not that officers are sacred beyond criticism; far be it from that. In most of the states of the union the courts have held that public officers are fair game for critics, but have the same rights as other citizens to protection against libel or Blander. The Tennessee man might have proved his case, had he gone to trial, but he has chosen discretion, and probably hus served himself and his country better than if he had measured his right to utter what others regard as a libel on the courts of the land. L. V. Nicholas tells the oil producers at Chicago that one way to solve the problem of over-production is to cut the price. Strange talk. Somebody may try that plan yet. _ 1 ■ - i Homespun Verse —By Omaha'* Own I’oet— Robert Worthington Davie THE GOOD AND THE HONEST MUST PAY. The good and the honeat mu»t pay For the deed* of the *<>rdid and grim The law* of the whole world today Hlienk mortal adherence to Him - The man who la faithful and true. The man who la seeking life * height Need* naught but the Bible and blue Of Heaven to lead him aright Of evil h» haan't a fear; He lin t deluded by grime Tl* ever hi* effort to ateer Away from dtaaenalon and crime 'Tia ever hla hope to achieve Home virtuous duty, and turn Ilia future lo greatness, and leavp A leaaon for other* to learn. The good and the hone*! inuat pay For the fault* of the shallow nnd low The statute* that rule u« today Are teaching* the Testament* show The man who I* faithful and true, And shun* the Illusion of night Need* naught but tU* Bible and blue of Heaven to lend him aright. Wheat Holds the Spotlight Nebraska Editors Discuss the Omaha Plan and Other Ways of Solving the Problem Quite naturally, the editors of Nebraska newspapers have a deep interest in the wheat situation, and the dissuasion has taken on a wide range, The following opinions of well known editors, expressed in their papers, will give an idea of what the sentiment is throughout the state: The Shelton Clipper nays by its views of the wheat situation in these words: “Farmers of the grain belt must grow less wheat and more of the products which the markets of the world are willing to pay higher prices, in the opinion of Arthur Capper, United States Senator of Kansas. In the great wheat-growing regions of the country, where the soil is not adaptable to other crops and where one man has several hundred acres of this cereal, there is a chance for him to make a profit providing the yield la up to the average und the price does not take too great a slump, in most of the wheat-raising sections of Nebraska, however, farmers have made but little money on wheat in recent years. In fact many of them are worse off than if they had allow ed the hind to remain Idle. There wus a time when the farmer could make a profit raising wheat that was sold for 7& cents a bushel, but that day has passed. In this section of the slate the farmer, who stuck to corn alfalfa and livestock and who did not go into the wheat raising game on a big scale, has little to regret. In fact he has made dollars where the wheat raiser made dimes. Wheat raising may again become profitable in this part of Nebraska but it is not advis able for any one farmer to increase the acreage ho has been seeding, especially riot until there is indica tions of a better market for the prod uct.” Anthony Buechler of the Grand Island Independent lqoks at the mat ter from this standpoint: “The remedy of our economic Ills is to be found in the United States— not in Kurope. We need not cancel war debts to equalize the situation that Is typified by the eastern brick layers obtaining $14 per day and the sugay baron 12 cents per pound while tile Ncbruska farmer Is given 70c for wheat which it cost $1.10 to produce. No French chamber of deputies, no British parliament, no German reich stag ought to be called Upon to aid us in remedying such a situation, and the politician who tells you we must Is. at best, still listening to the "voices in the air!" The Nebraska City Press says that “buying a bushel of wheat to help the farmer Is a good idea—if enough peo ple ran be encouraged to buy It.” M. A Brown of the Kearney Hub finds “a new land boom Is said to be simmering in northwest Nebraska. Well, land la land, and you ran't keep it In the dumps, hut we will not see anyone going crazy on farms ana farm lands as rhe.v were doing four and five years ago.” According to the Grand Island In dependent, "There Is fear of a rising radical tide in the midwest and north west in certain party camp*, owing to the handicapped farmer. The argu ment of general prosperity doe* not go down with the farmer, with wheat returning less than the cost of pro duction. The farmer is the problem in the midwest and the northwest for 1924. He is still paying war prices for nearly everything he buys. He wants to be 'shown' that prosperity is really coming to the fields and feed pens, and he is going to have some thing to say in the next election. Nor is the farmer entirely alone in his determination. Haborers and small tradesmen are beginning to learn that the farmers' interests are their In terests." Says the Kearney Hub: "There lias been a lot of ‘hokum’ about wheat afloat recently. It Is reported that France has enough of its own, but who knows? We learn of great crops in Russia which will stuff our mar kets, hut it is predicted that Russia wyi be in the 'market' for relief be fore winter sets In here. Somebody has been doing some tall lying to make a hear market, and somebody is going to be caught at it pretty soon." York News-Time*—"In time of war the government could fix the mini mum price of wheat and in time of peace the suin' thing can be done," says the York News-Times, and goes on "The campaign to buy a barrel of flour or 1,000 bushels of wheat Is all right but at best it is a makeshift. There will come a time, and It may not be long, when the situation will change. In the meantime congress should be convened, the farmer* pro tected in the price of their wheat so they will not have to sell below cost. Such a plan would be paid for by the whole country and not by scattering individuals and firms. ’ Tlie Norfolk News thinks "if busi ness men buy enough wheat to send the price up. the farmers will patron ize the business men and both will be the gainers.” Editor Cox of the Valley Enlerprlso notes that, "Sweeping reduction In freight rates on wheat, corn and oats from 191 Nebraska points Into Omaha ranging from 3 to 27 per cent and effective July 23. have been announc ed by the state railway commission. This will help some in keeping the price of grain up to standard prire." “The People’s Voice” (dltirlali tram raadara al Tk« Manla« Baa. PtaiWi of Tht Moralaa Baa ara laaltatf 1a ■u ml! relama troeljr laf aiaraaalea aa mattrri al subtle Is tarot. To Cure Speeders. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: One cannot be but alarmed at the numerous automobile accidents, the lawlessness of speeders, and the easy manner with which speeders are handled by the law. Sheriff Endres’ order. ' Shoot to kill," in case a speeder does not stop at the order of an officer, will not be approved by public opinion. Some one else than the speeder might suffer. Why not put some lead In a vital part of the machine? Eet an officer once kill a speeder, lawsuits will follow In the end lawlessness will In crease. Now. why not have uniform auto matic automobile laws? It certnJnly Is redlculous to have an officer arrest a man, the Judge sentence him and the mayor pardon him, or a judge fine one man $10 and another $1. \S ho can have reejiect for the laws under such conditions? Therefore, let it he suggested here that a set of 25 bills be presented to tho people who shall vote on five. These live which receive the greatest number of votes be again presented and the one which Is favored by the majority of voles, be made an ordi nance. This method Is clumsy, but I think it would make the citizen* In terested in the law and also help enforce It by their backing. Bills, the kind I suggest, should read thus: "For the first offense, anyone travel Ing 3u to 40 miles per hour, shall pay a tine of $3.00; 40 to DO mile*, $15. etc In addition every single person re C'-iving a salary of $1,000 n year or every married person rectlvlng a salary of $2,000 per year shall pay 25 cents extra. Anyone drawing a sal ary of $1.000 a year more sh ill pay DO cents extra for every $1,000 up to $12,000. Any on" having an Income of $12,000 to $20,000. $5.00 extra; of $25,000 to $30,000, $10 00 extra, etc. Anyone having $12,000 to $20,000 on Interest In stock etc., shall pay $1 extra for every $10,000; over $12,000. $5.00 extra. For tho fMennd Onfnw* *v j>rr < em should l>e nddi'd In each ca.se For ths third, 30 per cent, etc ." rt Is probable that these fine* would Ik- too little or too much These should he based on the expense nec essary and the effect Burh an automobile law 1 think would hfive the support of all and would do away with the confusing method now In force A CITIZEN. More Insurance Figures. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Hoe; Mr. Henry Lovell weep* for the iss>r Insurance contpnnloa and the taxes they pay. The stork com panics wrote $1,1X1,857,423 worth ol lire Insurance on Which they collected $7,708,#56. Of this total $10.$46,395 with premium* of $256,313 was written bv Nebraska taxpaying companies, who invest those premiums at home, and $182,317,289 with premium* of $941,636 wa* written by I<oprion. Liv erpool and other European and con Mnental companies. Tits balance $989,203,739 wa* written by Insurance companies outside the Jurisdiction of Nebraska assessors. This "snctaltst," “bolshevik" and other derisive drivel, m lieu of sta tistical argument, hns had Its day, Minnesota rang the death knell ui«n that fish market prattle last Monday, I Tit# Insurance interests pul out the same kind of propaganda lhat the ten companies put out when It It. Howell proposed thn ninny lie station*. The Ice find some of Ihr special Interests cried "wolf." "wolf" so often almut Commissioner Howell that the peo ple finally became so (Imt thi v would not believe those Interests, even w hen they were telling the truth, anil the Ice man was elected United Ktalea senator Today a hard working mother In Omaha can buy a 16 pound chunk of let to cool the milk tor her i feeverish baby for a nickel while the residents of other cities and towns a*\ paying "0 cents to a $1.26 a hundred for ice. Mr. Lovell seems to like Insurance figures so we will feed him some more, life Insurance figure* this time. The I’rudentlai Insurance company col lected 6535.613 in premiums and paid out In losses 198.356. The Common wealth Life collected $500,906 and (■aid out *72,770. The Northwestern Life collected *219 118 and paid out In losses $11,000. In the language of old Him Jones "Where in hi does all of this money go to?" Of course we will t>e told that it goes into "re serves " There Is a world of mystery In that magic word 'reserve.' When the I’ujo investigation of the "money trust" was started Samuel L'ntermyer, the greatest legal and financial ex pert In America, testifying stated this country was in no danger from the money of any single Individual "It Is the reserves In the hands of fidu ciary' agents that carries the peril" said he. Therefore In order to concentrate those reserves so that agriculture, manufacturing and transportation may be clubbed Into submission at any time we have an army of electric fan clerical parasites wished on to us. New watch those Insurance mag nate* grab the halter and jerk thle colt lair-k into the harn. He pushed the gate open and there Is danger of some of those wild horses trampling some of the flower beds. Governor Bryan's present position or conviction on this question bears no relevancy thereto. Should the governor of Ne braska repudiate state fire insurance he would not be the first politician that used one platform to step Into office but a different one after he was in a position of power. We do not thing that Governor Bryan has re neged on this fundamental however We fancy that the news|wpers have had a surfeit of this rag chewing and this Is our final effort. At the outset we were to anxious to spread a bar rage for future purposes that we did not stop to question whether Mr. Lovell was a catspaw, a butinsky or n member of the Insurance ring" However we are not In the habit of standing out In the open and allow ing our adversary to fire from behind a masked battery and unless Mr. L proves that he Is an Integral part of this international Insurance mafia, with power to bind and rclwise, we will have to borrow the vocabulary of Jack Dempsey and say. "Go and get n reputation " W. II, GREEN Appropriate. Jai h—There'* a new haby boy up ai our house. Pat—Named him vet* Jark—Ye*. We're going to call him Dill. lie <ame on the flr*t of the month — Anewera. London, ( tilling It Down Kaat. There I* now one automobile for every eight and five tenth* persona In the United State*. *nd judging hy the new* of tite day the reckless driver* may *oon eliminate the human frac tion.—Hoaton Tranarrlpt. \A lu* For Secretary of Peace slop*! With uhiirlle <'ha pi In n* hi* *ecre 1111 v of the treasury and Jark Damp »ey a* Id* *ecret«ry of war, Mr. Ford ought to have a really nice cabinet- — Ht Paul Pioneer Pic**. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION j for June, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily . 72,799 j Sunday. 77,783 ! Docs not include rrturna. left j ! ovari, •implos nr papers spoiled in | printing sn«l includes no special sales. B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE. Cir. Mgr. $ubt( t it»sd and sworn te helot a ni* this 7th day of July. HU « j W. H QUIVUY. j t SaeH Notary Public People who ride up Cumin* utreet pas* the Methodist hospital, and look ht that splendid agency of philan thropy as If it always bad been there. As a matter of fart, t* wp« not »v**ro ?.l years a*o, nor did th«* Metho dists have a hospital plan, as is shown by this account of a mee’ln*. held July 16. 1890 and printed in The Omaha Dee on tha following day. "THEY WILI. HAVE A HOSPITAL.” "Primary Steps Taken at the First Methodist Episcopal Church." "For the purposes of taking pre liminary steps for the establishment of a Methodist hospital in Omaha abou.t 150 members of the church, in cluding the leading ministers of the city, gathered at the First M. E. church last night. The project has been the subject of consideration in Methodist circles for some time, and considerable enthusiasm has been aroused. Dr. E. K. Y'oung was In troduced by Presiding Kldpr Clenden ning, in n speech outlining the ob jects of the meeting. "Dr. Young is the pastor of a lead ing M. E. church of Philadelphia and is on his summer vacation. He ripen ed his address by explaining that he was not In Omaha to talk, and fol lowed up his introduction with an eloquent addrees, illustrating the beauty and helpfullneaa of organized benevolent -ee. He explained that when the Christian put his hand to any en terprise which relieved suffering or sorrow he was doing what God or dained him to do. We who profess to follow Christ, he said, are God s helpers In this world. These hospitals and other church charities are the means of calling out the benevolence of men. He spoke of how the lienefi cences of Carnegie. Girard and other millionaires who realized the needs nf humanity, would live in the hearts of Americans for generations In contrast he spoke of the work of those who had amassed millions and left it to their rhlldr»n. who should go on accumulating In view of this he did not wonder at the unrest of the labor world, who saw this mass of wealth increasing Itself with no bene fit to the world. ‘ The speaker concluded an eloquent address of half an hour's duration with f poetical peroration, exhorting the people present to go on :n tlieir great work, realizing that in earning it to a sucreasful termination they w-are doing the will of the Master, "Dr. Kvnett of New York was then introduced and explained that the ad drees of the evening had been deliver ed. He told of how a hospital was se cured for the M. E. church of Phila delphia. and held up the work of those Methodists as an example for the people of Omaha "Dr. Merrill then took the platform and delivered a short and pert men* . address, explaining th# needs of fl nances to keep the enterprise on tts feet as well •• to pay for the expense of the present meeting. “The constitution of th# Methodist Episcopal scheme of hospital* pro vides for 30 trustees, nine of whom are gllowed to be laymen or memltere of any or no church. Rev. Mr. Daw son sat selected secretary. A meet ing of th# ministers had previously been held In which it was arranged that each of the 13 churches in the city should have a member of tho board of trustees and that the remain der of the board of 30 should be elect ed at large. The following were sleet ed from tho various churches: “Trinity. J. J. McClain; Howard street, K. F, Cook; First, J. McCon nell; Monmouth park, -; Newman, L^p. Jones; South Tenth, David Cole; Danish, Thomas Erickson; Swedish, O. Po’ander; German. Georgp Duttweller; South Omaha, E. M. Richardson; Hanscom park, —— Hazzard; Second, Charles Johnson; Colored, Rev. Moore The following members at-large were unanimously elected by the meeting: Bishop Newman; Revs. Roe, Savage, Shank: Messrs. Rector, Dale. Fowler, C. O. Lobeck, George Baker. Frank Bryant, Sam Burns. J. R. Francis. F, A. Johnson. John Thurston. Guy Bar ton. Clark Woodman and J. H. Mill ard. "Dr. Foote, secretary of the hos pital committee, then took the floor and explained the plan of working of the hospital and claimed he knew of J60.000 which would be consecrated to th* work. The meeting was closed with the benediction by Rev. Dr. Kynett." _ Daily Prayer God hsth dealt to every man th* measure of f*Uh—Rom. 12:3. Our Father, we thank Thee that Christ hath led us to Thee, and now in Hla Name we pray for Thy perfect blessing Refresh us with Thy Joyous strength. We humbly await Thy Spir it's work in us and through ug. Cleanse our hearts and free our lives from every defiling and hindering thing. Fashion us into th# Master's mind and habit. Lift our thoughts from self to th# need of others. Give us to see the fields of humanity whit# to harvest. Lay heavy burdens of toil upon us. and give us the Joy of the reaper In th# aure wages of the King dom. May we give in running over meas ures. so that those who receive shall become generous also. May we so re buke ourselves without mercy—and others in love—that we and they shall be glad to oorrect our ways. Pro vide for our real needs out of Thy un wasted fullness. Keep us so near to Thee that we may know the Joyful sound and walk In the sight of Thv eountenanc# And whenever we are allowed to choose our topic, may we triumphantly present Jeeua to those with whom we walk and talk. And now a* w# go forth or stay In. may we have the grace of God from the God of Peace. through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen. HERBERT TL'DSON WHITE, » D.. Hertford. Cons. I_ ' . ■ A be Martin Regardless o’ what th’ two big p’litical platforms may say about th’ liquor question, a booze appetite knows no politics. Lafe Bud alius plays golf with a girl so he won’t look up. (oprrifbt, 1923. Homes and Autos. from th» Norfolk News A business statistician finds that sections of the country which ha% e the highest percentage of homes own ed by their occupants also have the most automobiles in proportion to the population. A practical automobile dealer starts right out figuring on this basis, logically enough, that he Is go ing to sell more cars In his city be cause there has been a big Increase of home-owners there. There has been an impression that people were preferring cars to houses, often deferring the purchase of dwell Ings In order to indulge In the luxury rf their own little transportation plants, and even selling or mortgag ing homes, when they owned them, in order to buy cars. It is good to lave this testimony on the other sld*. It seems to indicate that the home, rfter all. still comes first in this coun .ry. and that the purchase of an automobile may be really a proof not ,f extravagance, but of thrift. HAVE The Omaha Morning Bee or The j Evening Bee mailed to you when on your vacation. Phone AT lantic 1000, j i Circulation Department. Money to Loan on Omaha Real Estate 9yfe con servati ve Savings6Loan association / Sf <3 r* n o y CA Highway East aim West First railroad to reach Omaha from the Fast—in March, 1867—The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company like wise was first to complete a double track to Chicago—in 1902—and first to equip its entire Omaha-Chicago line with automatic block signals. Today. The Chicago & Northwestern operates thirty-one passenger trains into and out of Omaha daily, linking this city with Chicago on tho East and with a rich Nebraska farm territory, extensive Wyo ming oil fields and the picturesque Black Hills of South Dakota on the West. The Northwestern operates 1,818 miles of track from headquarters in Omaha. Tit* Omaha National Bank ia th* dtpati. «ory for Tk* Chicago A Northwaatara lino# w**t of tk* Miaaoori ri**r—in Nabraaka, Wyoming and South Dakota. Each of 160 atationa ramit* daily to thia bank. CapUcdand Surplus * TwcrMillion Dolla rs The Omaha National Bank *3amam at 17 th St.